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tattered

adj
/ˈtætəd/UK/ˈtætɚd/US

Etymology

From Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter + -ed), whereafter the verb came into being. Compare tatter.

  1. derived from tǫturr
  2. inherited from tatered

Definitions

  1. Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags

    Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.

    • The chattering, irrational brute of the subconscious clothes itself in the tattered garments of rationality and idealism.

  2. Dressed in tatters or rags

    Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.

    • This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.]
    • The tattered man waved his hand.

  3. Dilapidated

    Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. simple past and past participle of tatter

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